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Canadian Tennis Star Injured, Doubles Hopes Dashed
10 Jun
Summary
- Victoria Mboko withdrew after an injury during a match.
- Her doubles partnership with Serena Williams is now uncertain.
- Other Canadians advanced in their respective doubles matches.
Victoria Mboko, the third seed at the HSBC Championships held at The Queen's Club in West London, was compelled to withdraw from her first-round singles match on Wednesday. The Canadian player fell during the second set while trailing Karolina Pliskova of Czechia and was unable to continue after taking a medical timeout.
This unfortunate incident, Mboko's first singles match on grass this season, raises concerns about her availability for the rest of the grass court season. It also casts uncertainty on her planned doubles partnership with Serena Williams, the renowned American player who recently returned to competitive tennis.
Williams and Mboko had achieved a victory in their doubles match on Tuesday. They were scheduled to compete against Leylah Fernandez of Canada and her partner Laura Siegemund of Germany in the quarterfinals. In other doubles action, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and her partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals after a decisive win.
